This year for Earth Day, the ThorpeWood staff headed out to pick up litter! As part of the Adopt-a-Road program, ThorpeWood is responsible for the clean-up of Old Catoctin Road. So, with garbage bags, the farm trunk, and ‘Tank’ the…
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Road Clean Up!
ThorpeWood is proud to be a part of the Adopt-a-Road program, where volunteers take on the responsibility of keeping their local roads litter-free. Our lovely neighbors, the Ole Mink Farm, keep Mink Farm Road looking beautiful, while we at ThorpeWood…
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Learning Life Skills at the Farm
This past week, the good folks of Laurel Hall came up with three of their Life Skills Classes. The Laurel Hall School, a part of Brooklane, is for special needs students in the Frederick and Hagerstown areas. The school in…
Our 12th Annual Trail Run!
All of the loveliness that happens on this farm with our Head Start ‘friends’ – from playing in the stream to riding our horses – is, in part, funded by our annual trail run. To support our programming, and to…
National Volunteer Month!
In honor of National Volunteer Month, we are spotlighting the wondrous creatures who have been volunteering at the farm lately. Each of these ladies have just recently started blessing us with their helpful hands and smiles. First to come to…
Announcing our Annual Trail Run/Walk Event
Fall is just around the corner and so is our Annual 10K Trail Run/5K Trail Walk. On September 9th at 9am (registration is at 8am) we will kick off our 11th Annual Trail Event. Come and experience the beauty on Catoctin…
Woman to Woman Mentoring
ThorpeWood was recently the site of the graduation celebration for the Woman to Woman Mentoring program. We have hosted this dinner and ceremony before, and it is always a wonderful experience! We were honored to welcome this fantastic group back…
The Goodwill Bin
ThorpeWood, like any other non-profit, truly counts on the efforts of our friends and volunteers to step in when extra hands are needed. Over the past year, many people have heeded our call for help with the Holiday Open House,…
Labor Day
Happy Labor Day! Whether you think of it as a day to celebrate the labor of others, or a day to celebrate the end of summer, it is truly a day to celebrate! At ThorpeWood, we like to think of…
Volunteering at ThorpeWood
Inspiration. Dedication. Giving. Inspiration that leads to a dedication to giving. We are talking today about volunteers. Every non-profit needs and depends on them. Non-profits are historically understaffed but determined to serve their community and mission. ThorpeWood is no exception…
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